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. GAR COUPLING. No. 288,925. Patented Nov. 20, 1888.

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NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

GEORGE COSTOLO, MARY JANE COSTOLO, AND ALFRED JOHNSON, OF UNION- TOWN, PA.; SAID JOHNSON ASSIGNOR TO SAID GEORGE COSTOLO.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,925, dated November 20, 1883.

Application filed September 19, 1883. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gnonon Cosroro, BIARY J. COSTOLO, and ALFRED JOHNSON, citizens oftheUnited States, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Oar-Coupling, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to car-couplings; and it has for its object to provide an improved device which shall possess superior advan tages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a top view of our improved car-coupling. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional view, and Fig. 5 is a detail view.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

A in the drawings designates the draw-head, which is provided with a longitudinal slot, B, having flanges Oup'on its inner sides, and provided at its front end with a mouth, D. Fitted upon the upper side of the flanges G is a slide, E, the front end of which has a forked recess, F. Upon the under side of the flanges 0 moves a slide, G, which is connected with the slide Eby a bolt, H,working inthe slot 13. The slide G has a rearwardly-projecting arm, I, between which and the rear end of the drawhead is coiledaspringd, serving to force the said slide, and with it the slide E, in a forward direction. The draw-head A is provided with laterally-proj ecting arms K K, upon which are pivoted levers L L, the inner ends of which bear against studs MM, projecting downwardly from the front end of the plate or slide G, which may,by* the action of the said levers, be forced in a rearward direction. The upper side of the mouth D of the draw-head is provided with a rearwardlyextending slot, N, in which is pivoted an arm or lever, 0, having at its rear end an eye or opening, 1, to receive a coupling-pin, Q. When the latter is in p0- sltion, it may, by the action of the incoming link, be thrown in an upward and rearward direction, thus permitting the link to enter the draw-head and complete the coupling automatically. To the sides of the draw-head are pivot-ed the ends of a bail, R, which extends 5 5 under the draw-head, and is provided with forwardlyextending arms S S, the forward ends of which have pins T T extending upwardly through openings U U in the under side of the draw-head, so as to be capable of forcing the front end of the link in an upward direction when the under side of the said bail is forced forwardly by the action against it of either of the levers L. The front end of the slide E has a recess, V, in its under side,.to receive the rear end of the coupling-link and retain the latter in a level position.

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. The front end of the link may be raised or lowered to any desired extent, thus causing it to enter the draw-head of the next car without fail. The construction of the device is simple, and it may be easily operated.

We claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a car-coupling, the combination of the draw-head having flanges upon its inner adjoining sides, the slides moving upon the upper and lower sides of said flanges, abolt connecting the said slides, a pair of levers pivoted to brackets projecting laterally from the drawhead, and studs projecting downwardly from the lower slide and acting against said levers, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-coupling, the combination of the draw head, constructed substantially as dcscribed, the slides E and G, a forked recess at the front end of the slide E, alever pivoted in a recess at the front end of the month of the said draw-head, and a coupling-pin arranged in an opening at the rear end of the said lever, and a pair of lovers arranged so as to be capable of moving the slides E and G in a rearward 9 5 direction, substantially as set forth.

3. The'combination of the draw-head, con: structed substantially as described, and having the slide E, provided with a forked recess at its front end, the coupling-link adapted to be retained under the front end of the said In testimony that We claim the foregoing as slide a bail pivoted to the sides of the drawour own we have hereto affixed our signatures head and extending under'the same, and havin presence of two Witnesses. ing forwardly-pro eeting arms provided with 5 studs that extend upwardly through openings g9f in the under side of the draw-head, and the ALFRED JLOHNSON levers pivoted to brackets extending laterally from the sides of the draw-head, and adapted \Vitnesses: to force the bail aforesaid in a forward diree- GEO. MORRISON, IO tion, substantially as set forth. JOHN \V. FOSTER. 

